diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0ffe958c..2dcb8cc7 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  dpkg-dev (>= 1.17.14),
  dtach (>= 0.8) <!nocheck>,
  emacs-nox | emacs-gtk | emacs-lucid | emacs25-nox | emacs25 (>=25~) | emacs25-lucid (>=25~) | emacs24-nox | emacs24 (>=24~) | emacs24-lucid (>=24~),
+ emacs-el,
  gdb [!ia64 !mips !mips64el !kfreebsd-any !alpha !hppa] <!nocheck>,
  git <!nocheck>,
  gnupg <!nocheck>,